1hopeful (about sth);hopeful that... believing that sth that you want will happen 抱有希望:
He's very hopeful about the success of the business.他对这笔生意成功抱有很大的希望。The ministers seem hopeful that an agreement will be reached.那些部长看来对达成协议满怀希望。
2 making you think that sth good will happen 带来或有希望:
a hopeful sign令人鼓舞的征兆
hopeful1/ˋhopfəl; ˈhəʊpf$l/adj 1 believing that something good is likely or possible 抱有希望的﹔抱乐观态度的: +that We’re hopeful that we can find a solution. 我们对找到解决办法感到乐观。2 making you feel that things will happen in the way that you want 给人希望的: Things don’t look very hopeful. 情况看起来希望不大。 —hopefulness n [U]
hopeful2n [C usually plural 一般用复数] someone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc〔尤指演艺界﹑体育界﹑政界等〕希望获得成功的人